Nigel Farage en route to meet his chum Trump tonight aiming to undermine KS and UK government

Just saw Farage being interviewed on ITV and for the first time ever the interviewer asked him some hard hitting questions. He was squirming because he’s usually given an easy ride. It was most enjoyable.

But talking about people who think Farage is wonderful, it has been claimed that the prisoner Charles Bronson is one of his fans.

Better the rhetoric of a lawyer than the right wing populism of Farage who is a figurehead but does little politically. Farage more interested in making money and becoming supplicant to Trump than representing his Clacton constituents or supporting the UK.

Right wing populism is not working very well for Trump right now- he's got himself and the US into a right pickle. It wouldn't work very well here in the UK either.

Sorry, my post should gave read,
If you are not a Labour supporter, you eould have no time for Starmer.

twaddle

valdavi

mum2three

Starmer is just a figurehead....he needs someone to do things for him. At least Farage gets off his backside. I honestly don't know why Starmer wanted to be Prime Minister. He's obviously not comfortable in the role. It's as if he agreed to do it to please someone else.

He seems to me as if he's confident that he is where he belongs - I guess we see what we want to see (+ what Reform's AI bots deluge our surfing with).

I think the bar is quite low, but Starmer is the best of a very limited field. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't have a whole TV news channel to pump out propaganda.

This is a good appraisal of Starmer.

He is not seen as a Parliamentarian and his rhetoric if one of a lawyer.

It stands to reason, that if you are a Labour supporter, you would have no time for Starmer.
Badenoch as PM would be a disaster. She seems to fight with everyone. How would she get anything done?
Farage would be an absentee landlord.

twaddle

valdavi

mum2three

Starmer is just a figurehead....he needs someone to do things for him. At least Farage gets off his backside. I honestly don't know why Starmer wanted to be Prime Minister. He's obviously not comfortable in the role. It's as if he agreed to do it to please someone else.

He seems to me as if he's confident that he is where he belongs - I guess we see what we want to see (+ what Reform's AI bots deluge our surfing with).

I think the bar is quite low, but Starmer is the best of a very limited field. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't have a whole TV news channel to pump out propaganda.

I’m not a labour voter and I have no time for Kier Starmer with his numerous u-turns. He is a human rights lawyer and not a politician. However, the thought of any of the other potential replacements (Lammy, Milliband, Rayner etc) is frightening especially at the moment

valdavi

mum2three

Starmer is just a figurehead....he needs someone to do things for him. At least Farage gets off his backside. I honestly don't know why Starmer wanted to be Prime Minister. He's obviously not comfortable in the role. It's as if he agreed to do it to please someone else.

He seems to me as if he's confident that he is where he belongs - I guess we see what we want to see (+ what Reform's AI bots deluge our surfing with).

I think the bar is quite low, but Starmer is the best of a very limited field. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't have a whole TV news channel to pump out propaganda.

mum2three

Starmer is just a figurehead....he needs someone to do things for him. At least Farage gets off his backside. I honestly don't know why Starmer wanted to be Prime Minister. He's obviously not comfortable in the role. It's as if he agreed to do it to please someone else.

I thought this thread was about Farage, but here goes: I don't think your claim is true. I remember watching an interview with Starmer when he was first elected as an MP. He was asked about his ambitions and he hinted then that he didn't go into politics to be a backbencher. He had been DPP and it was fairly obvious he was aiming for the top. Unfortunately, he was - and still is to an extent - a political rookie. He doesn't seem to understand how politics works and he doesn't seem to realise that a barrister's rhetoric isn't enough to persuade people. He's not very good at appointing the right people either.

REKA

Thank you, Lemonjam

There really are numerous reasons why Starmer is not the best PM we've ever had. And I'm sure you're all aware of them.

But with regard to this wretched war, he's now allowing USA to use our bases to attack. So much for his insistence he wouldn't.

It's a concern for all of us. And Iran isn't best pleased.

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X that the UK’s decision showed Sir Keir Starmer had ignored his own people and “is putting British lives in danger by allowing UK bases to be used for aggression against Iran.”

As for Farage, I do wish people would cease in the relentless discussion of this little man. It's boosting his popularity amongst those with little political nous.

But the sooner Starmer goes the better. We'll just have to hope it's not Reform who boot him out.

I voted Labour. I was very pleased that we'd get a new government with fresh ways of doing things . Sadly, to me, he's been an utter failure.

I suggest that you listen to this evenings Ch4 News which is explaining the situation; where we are, where we may go and and why calculated risks sometimes have to taken.

mum2three

Starmer is just a figurehead....he needs someone to do things for him. At least Farage gets off his backside. I honestly don't know why Starmer wanted to be Prime Minister. He's obviously not comfortable in the role. It's as if he agreed to do it to please someone else.

He seems to me as if he's confident that he is where he belongs - I guess we see what we want to see (+ what Reform's AI bots deluge our surfing with).

Yes Lemonjam, the OP is about Farage. And that was my point in what I said.

But I shall leave you to it.

Cossy

Boz

Look to the future.

Not quite sure what you mean by this? What future? Trump won’t in POTUS forever and Farage has a long wait and a helluva lot of work to do to become PM! Which personally I think will only happen in Reforms imagination

Possibly the problem is that it is not just Trump who is reluctant to see UK return the islands to Mauritius but also a lot of US military and political opinion for some time now as they are worried about safeguards for the military base.

A lot of what Trump says is out on a limb and nuts, but I suspect that he has a lot of backing on this one.

I think we are duty bound to return them by law (or certainly morally) and we will not have a leg to stand on if we do not. The US can then do its own negotiating as it sees fit.

And clearly it all has nothing at all to do with Farage.

REKA 16.55 "As for Farage, I do wish people would cease in the relentless discussion of this little man. It's boosting his popularity amongst those with little political nous"

Well that's a funny comment REKA as the OP is about Farage. You decided to post and instead pivot to your derogatory comments about Starmer. If its competition on who is the most disgraceful on so many levels of the 2, I would wager Farage would win hands down.

REKA 16.55 "There really are numerous reasons why Starmer is not the best PM we've ever had. And I'm sure you're all aware of them".

You've pivoted from "Starmer is a disgrace on so many levels" to "he is not the best" of the 58 Prime Minsters the UK has ever had.
It's a good job you can rely on posters' ongoing sense of humour 😉

Thank you, Lemonjam

There really are numerous reasons why Starmer is not the best PM we've ever had. And I'm sure you're all aware of them.

But with regard to this wretched war, he's now allowing USA to use our bases to attack. So much for his insistence he wouldn't.

It's a concern for all of us. And Iran isn't best pleased.

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X that the UK’s decision showed Sir Keir Starmer had ignored his own people and “is putting British lives in danger by allowing UK bases to be used for aggression against Iran.”

As for Farage, I do wish people would cease in the relentless discussion of this little man. It's boosting his popularity amongst those with little political nous.

But the sooner Starmer goes the better. We'll just have to hope it's not Reform who boot him out.

I voted Labour. I was very pleased that we'd get a new government with fresh ways of doing things . Sadly, to me, he's been an utter failure.

REKA 16.02 "You are a funny lot!"

Those who wonder what your reasons are to form your view that "Starmer is a disgrace, on so many levels" are a funny lot- I'll take that. I see the humour in your wish to stay such a view but keep your reasons to yourself.

We'll survive, with humour intact 😊

Casdon

Maremia

What do you think of Farage and his 'Cameo' videos? If you pay him, he will creat a video just for you, tailored to your desires. Telling you what you want to hear. Some of his followers are buying into this.
Sounds a bit too 'Only fans' for me.

I’ve seen a dreadfuul Farage cameo in which he disses Welsh people and says Welsh is a foreign language. From a man who has hope of winning the Senedd election in a few weeks time.

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage-says-welsh-people-33623767

English is the foreign language 😁
It's a mongrel language too.

One good question. Who should be/could be PM now.

I have absolutely no idea. None of them. They're all as bad as each other.

You are a funny lot!

Maremia

What do you think of Farage and his 'Cameo' videos? If you pay him, he will creat a video just for you, tailored to your desires. Telling you what you want to hear. Some of his followers are buying into this.
Sounds a bit too 'Only fans' for me.

I’ve seen a dreadfuul Farage cameo in which he disses Welsh people and says Welsh is a foreign language. From a man who has hope of winning the Senedd election in a few weeks time.

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage-says-welsh-people-33623767

LemonJam

REKA "Starmer is a disgrace. On so many levels".

So many of us waiting for your reasons....

And would like to know who REKA would want to be PM at this moment in time.

REKA "Starmer is a disgrace. On so many levels".

So many of us waiting for your reasons....

LizzieDrip

REKA

Starmer is a disgrace. On so many levels.

Several of us on this thread are keen to know on what ‘many levels’ is Keir Starmer ‘a disgrace’.

Do enlighten us!

I reckon it'll be the level of not joining Trumps madness.

REKA

Starmer is a disgrace. On so many levels.

Several of us on this thread are keen to know on what ‘many levels’ is Keir Starmer ‘a disgrace’.

Do enlighten us!